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Where’s Big Data In ’16? Game Changing, Beyond Better

Trying to identify which among the many enterprise software companies deserve the most attention in 2016 might be impossible, but we’ve cut our list down to six. Among cloud software upstarts, Splunk (SPLK), Tableau Software (DATA) and Qlik Technologies (QLIK) could make noise in the new year. And among the longtime standard-bearers, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), IBM (IBM) and Oracle (ORCL) bear watching. These companies will generate billions

Customers Flock To Tableau, Investors To Its Stock

Treated to 64% revenue growth in the third quarter, shareholders bid up Tableau Software (DATA) stock Friday, boosting the IBD Computer Software-Database industry group. Shares of Splunk (SPLK), a Tableau customer and competitor, were up 9.5% in afternoon trading in the stock market today. Rival Qlik Technologies (QLIK) was up nearly 6%. Tableau stock led the way, though, up 23% and hitting a more than two-month high near 105. The industry group

CIO Priorities Good News For Microsoft, Palo Alto

The outlook for corporate spending on information technology in 2016 has improved, says a Morgan Stanley survey, with more money earmarked for cloud computing, security and software analytics. Among the companies getting a boost from IT spending trends will be Microsoft (MSFT), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Palo Alto Networks, Tableau Software (DATA) and Splunk, says Morgan Stanley in a research report Thursday. Morgan Stanley says it surveyed 99 U.S. and